Type-bar-machine attachment.



1. u. MEISTREILTL.

TYPE BAR MACHINE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION r1120 MAY 3, 1915. 1,157,243,Patented 001.19,1915.

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ATTORNEY COLUMBIA PLANDORAPDIQ CO..WAHINOTON. D. c,

JOSEPH U MEISTRELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TYPE-BAReMACI-IINE ATTACHMENT.

' To all whom it may concern.

Be itknown that I, JOSEPH U. MEISTRELL,

Y a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New 'York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Type-Bar- Machine Attachments, of which thefollowing is a specification. 1

This invention relates to type-bar making machines and more especiallyto attachments for planing the type bars or slugs as they are depositedin the galley, the object of the device being to so arrange the barsthat as theypass along the galley the type faces will not be-damaged bycontact with it or rubbing the face of the type along the side of thegalley,ias frequently occurs, if not properly arranged in the galley.These and other objects and 'detailsof the inventionare more fullyexplained in the following specification, set forth in the'claims andillustrated in the drawings, in which? jFigure 1. is side elevation-ofapart of a type bar making machine showing the elevator, the galley andthe planing mechanism. Fig. 2. is'an enlarged view ofthe planing tappet.Fig.3. isa side view of the same. Fig.4. is a. similar side-view withthe tappet in its 'inoperativeposition. .Fig.

5.' is a detail view of one of the fingers of the tap-pet Fig. 6. is amodified form of I tappet with the elevator raised. Fig. 7. is a similarview with the elevator lowered. Fig. 8. is a side view ofFig. 6. v

As the type bars are cast and delivered into the galley'10 they arepushed forward by the lever 11 but no provision has'he-retofore beenmade toproperly'arrange the bars on their ends and they are consequentlyapt to lean outward or standzirregularly so that the type face 12is-liable to comein con a lateral pin 28 projecting from the elevatactwith the front part of the galley and be injured by the frictionresulting from their movement. The objeetof this inven tion is tosoarrange thetype bars in the galley that this danger is obviated, and toretain the bars in the galley when the'vise on the front of the machineislowered. On the frame of the machine and adjacent to the elevator13,a' braoketl lis secured which carries at. 1ts' upper end 15 a pin 16 onone end of which is the tappet arm 17 having its upper endpadded withsome soft material-'18, such as leather or rubber: and extending highenough to strike the type faces at certain intervals. The upper end ofthe arm Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application filed May 3, 1915. Serial no. 25,468.

extends laterally so as to engage a number of the type-bars.

Journaled on the pin 16 at the outer side of the arm 17 is a finger 19whose movement in one direction is limited bya pin 20 proj ectingfromthe side of the arm and conse-' quently shifts its position as the armis swung on its pivot. The bracket 14 also carries a similar pin 21 andsecured on these two pins are the ends of a spring 22 under tension andadapted to retain the pin 20 and the arm 17 on one or the other side ofthe pin 16 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In one of these positionsthe arm17 is against the type bars while the arm is held in its horizontalposition by the pins 23 and 23* and in both instances spring 22. I

Loosely journaled on the pin 16 isa finger 23 which has its hub 24reduced at 25, to form a shoulder 26 to normally abut a similar shoulder26 on the finger 19. The finger 23 is connected with and operates thearm 17 in its downward movement by means of a by the tension of the .pin2. which engages a stop 17 on the hub of the arm, but-the finger isnevertheless capable of a reverse movement and the disengagement oftheshoulders 26 and 26 and the pin 23" with its stop 17 The two fingers 19and 23 are normally held at about ninety degrees from each other by aflat spring 27, one end of, which is secured to each finger so as togive an outward tension and cause the shoulders to engage, but thespring allows them to close toward each other. It will thus be seen thatthe two fingersand the arm are adapted to assume vertical and horizontalpositions while the fingers are capable of yielding toward each other] 7The above described tappet is operated by tor andshown in dotted linesin Figs. 3 and t-with arrows to denote the direction of movement tooperate the fingers. Fig. 3

shows the tappet raised against the type bars and the pin'28 descendingand about to throw it to the positionshown in Fig. 41 so the typebarsmay be advanced. In the latter view the pin'28 is ascending and isabout to throw the arm 17 against the typebars to push them from, thefront of the "galley 10 and to a uniform plane. In case that frominadvertence thetap'pet arm is at any timemisp-laced and occupies itswrong position with relation to the pin Without operating the'arm. If inFig. 3

the pin 28 approaches the finger 23 from'befinger to "its horizontalposition after the pin passes on and leaves it 1n;pos1't1on to "beacted'on as the pin'pass'es down, The

action on the finger 1 9 in Fig. 4 is thesame and if the pin 28 actsuponthe finger} from its upper side, the finger yields but is caused toreturn to its normal position by the The modified form shown in Figs.6,7

'8 consists of a tappet arm 30 having a lat-J eral extension 31 whichcarries rollers 32 and'33. to travel on thecam rod 3i attached to theelevator andprovide a-movement to" -cause the padded end 18 of thetappet to extend toward the end of the slug column and deliver, a blowto their faces to plane them.v The arm' 30 isfuniversally mounted on afork '36 by means of the hinge 35 and the pivot'37 whilethe spring38Vtends to keep the rollers 32: and 33' in contact with 7 "the cam rod34, the roller 32 providing for an inand out movement while the roller33 swings thearm on the'pivot 37; A spring 39 is employed to carry thearm. inward! As the elevator ascends, the tappet is v 7; moved away fromthe type face; but as it reaches its lower position, the tappetispermitted to hit the typebars with its padded 7' V As the tappet armiscarried past the-c eme ter intheupward movement, thestrength of r V thespring'is sufficient to cause the tappet 7 connt of their heatedcondition the bars;

end, so that the bars'are. drivenvba'cktoa uniform position.

arm to strike the "typebarsa quick and sharp blow to drive them inplace; On ac} =1 ften adhere 'to'each-other and this blowseparates'them. V V n It is very often necessary to lower the visejandopen the front of the galley to allow correctionsand inspection ofthebars.

In'this case the tappet arm may remain in;

' its elevated position and will retain'the bars 4 ated by moving partsofthe machine and i machines,- the'combinationgwith a tappet in: thegalley and prevent them'falling. out. 1 f' It is obvious that othersimilar formsof;

tappets conveniently located may be operclaims." 7 r I V V WhatI' claimis 7 V 1.- In an attachment-for type'barmaking adaptedto strike thetypebars on their faces and plane thein'as they are-delivered, of meansconnectedwith a moving part ofthe machine to operate the tappet.

' 2. In-an attachment for type bar making "machines, thecombination-with a tappet hingedtothe frame of the machineand'inoperate, the itappet. 4 5, 1

front of the type'bar faces andada pted 'to strike them, of adjacentmoving means to a. p

3. In an attachment for'type bar making :rnachines} the' combinationwith: a tappet' low the spring 27 yields fbut" returns the hinged'infront of the-galley of the machine pet onfthe face of the type. tln anattachment for at the front'of the galley, and means carand adapted toengage the facesiof the type bars,rof .a proj ection connected with amov- 7 ing part of the machineto operate the tap a V type bar making" IL "machines," the combination with a bracket H a secured to the machineadjacentto'thegah ley, of a tappet pivoted in the bracket "and; r

ried amoving partfof the machine for operating the tappettoplaneftheitypebar r 5,. In an" attachment for of the galley, a pivot,yielding fingers on fingers and swing the. tappet. V H p In anattachment for type bar making the pivot and connected with the arm, anda movingistud to operate on'one side of the machines, the combinationwith a bracket tappet arm, 1 an elevator, and a stud from 7 In anattachment for type bar 1 secured to the machine, of tappet arm piv itotedl in the bracket, alpivotjpin, yielding 1 "l fingers on the pivotpin connected with the i the elevatorfand'adapted/ to'engageithefinggers fand turn them'. alternately 4on theiri i I -pi vfot.;, r

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machines, the combination with'the frame of the-machine, of-a-bracket, apivot pin in the bracket,;a tappetarm on-the pivot 'pin,'- t a. yieldingfinger" on the pivotfpin' and rest o ring on a stop on the arm, a;-second' finger onthe pin andv connected 7 with the arm and:

adapted tof -yieldtoward the first finger, a spring adaptedtogseparatethe fingers, a spring, connecting. the arm-with the bracket s5 andadapted to hold it on either side ofthe v f pivot center, an elevator,and aistudon'l the 1 1 levator' and adapted to turn the arm and iffingers on'the pivot.

18 v l a attac m n ifi t ren s f machines, ;jthe "combination {with "theframe, of a bracketya tappet arm 'pivoted in the bracket,a'fingerpivotedadj'acentto the. arm, V

a stop limiting the movement er :the arm in one directioma stopfforoneside OfthQfiIl-x"? ger', a second finger, afj stop on the arm andconnecting it to move with the second finger 1n one d1rect1on, -meanspermitt ng a re versemovement of the fingers,;an elevator or'ahorizontal and a stud m; the elevator to throw the Ji fingers and armtoaivertical position or ,vic'e versa.

' .9. In an attachmentfor.

1 machine's,'the combination with aiframe, of;

an intermittently moving elevator, a stud on I the elevator, a tappetadjacenttofthe elevator, agalley containing the type bars, and

7 means connected with the tappet and, operated by the elevator to causethe former to deliver a blow on the face of the type bars to plane them.

10. In type-bar machines, the combination with the frame thereof, ofmeans for engaging the faces of the type bars after they are deliveredand planing them, and means connected with a moving part of the machinefor operating the face engaging means.

11. In a type-bar machine, the combination with the frame thereof, ofintermittently moving means for engaging the faces of the type bars whenthey are delivered 15 into the galley of the machine and planing them,and means connected with a moving part of the machine for operating theintermittently moving means. I

Signed at New York in the county of 20 New York this 22d day of April A.D. 1915.

JOSEPH U. MEISTRELL.

Witnesses:

HENRY F. MEISTRELL, M. F. HURLEY.

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